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Schade or Grimes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 5× this gameweek · last compared 43 minutes ago

Midfielder

Grimes

Coventry City, COV

🏆 Schade wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.2M

Cost

4.9M

Total Points

6.7

Points Per Game

2.2

15.0%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

498

Minutes Played

525

38.4

ICT Index

12.5

5.0

Form

2.5

💰 Schade is the value pick - 6.45 pts per £m (Schade 6.45 vs Grimes 2.65)

🎯 Grimes is your differential (0.1% owned) - Schade is the template pick at 15.0%

Fixtures

Brentford

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Grimes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Schade

62.2

Grimes

43.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Schade

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 2.5)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️Schade: Shoulder injury - 75% chance of playing

Schade (Brentford, £6.2m, 40 points) is the better FPL pick over Grimes (Coventry City, £4.9m, 13 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Grimes also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).